Enjoy Listening ROBERTS DAB / FM personal digital radio with loudspeaker Please read this manual before use
Contents Manual tuning - FM ....................................... 35-36 Controls ........................................................... 3-4 Display modes - FM....................................... 37-38 Using the AC adaptor ...................................... 5-6 Preset stations DAB and FM ......................... 39-42 Keylock function .............................................. 7-8 FM stereo/mono (Earphones only) ................ 43-44 Navigation ....................................
Controls 3 4 Controls 8 7 2 9 6 10 5 1 1. Loudspeaker 3. Earphone socket 2. LCD display 4. Lock switch 5. Volume down button 6. Volume up button 7. On/Off button 3 8. Telescopic aerial 9. Jog wheel 10.
Using the AC adaptor The Sports DAB features a built-in 1800mAH rechargeable Lithium battery to power your radio. Before operating the radio for the first time, ensure that you fully charge the radio. 1. Place your radio on a flat surface. Carefully pull back the protection cover and insert the adaptor plug into the DC in socket on the right hand side of your radio. 2. Plug the adaptor into a standard 13A mains socket outlet.
Keylock function The Keylock function is used to prevent unintentional operation of your radio. 1. Set the Lock switch located on the top of your radio to the 'Lock' position. If the radio is switched on 'Key locked' will appear on the display. The On/Off and all other buttons will be disabled, this will prevent accidental operation when your radio is packed in a suitcase or travel bag. 1 2 2. To release the Lock switch, move the lock switch to the 'Unlock' position.
Navigation This page describes the basic means of controlling your Sports DAB. Instructions for each operating mode are given in the later sections of this book. 1. Press and holding in the Jog wheel will access the main menus. 2. Many operations require the user to make a selection from the menus. Push the Jog wheel Up or Down to highlight the desired menu item and then click the Jog wheel to select that item. Arrows are used to show that there are more items in that menu. 3.
Display icons a b c a. Signal strength indicator b. The time in 24 hour format c.
Operating your radio - DAB 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial. 2. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. The display will show "Welcome to digital radio". 3. If this is the first time the radio is used a quick scan of the Band III DAB channels will be carried out. If the radio has been used before the last used station will be selected. 4. During the scanning process, the lower line of the display shows a bar-graph indicating progress of the scan. 5.
Selecting a station - DAB 1. The top line of the display shows the name of the station currently selected. 2. Push the Jog wheel either up or down to scroll through the list of available stations on the lower line of the display. Stop when you find the station that you wish to hear. 2,3 3. Click the Jog wheel to select the station. The display may show "Tuning..." while your radio finds the new station. 4. Adjust the Volume control to the required setting.
Display modes - DAB a Your radio has a range of display modes:1. Click the Jog wheel to cycle through the various modes. a. Scrolling text b. Program Type c. Multiplex Name Displays scrolling text messages such as artist /track name, phone in number etc. b Displays the type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News etc. c Displays the name of DAB multiplex to which the current station belongs. d d. Time Displays the current time. e. Date Displays the current date.
Display modes - DAB cont. Displays the frequency of the DAB multiplex for the station listened to. f g. Bit rate & audio type Displays the digital bit rate & audio type for the station being listened to. g h. Signal Strength Displays a graph showing the signal strength for the station being received. f.
Signal strength display - DAB 1. Repeatedly click the Jog wheel until the lower line of the display shows signal strength. 1 2. Position your radio and try moving the aerial so as to give maximum number of black rectangles on signal strength display. Normally, the best reception will be found with the aerial vertical and fully extended. 3. The clear unfilled rectangle indicates minimum signal level required for satisfactory reception.
Finding new radio stations - DAB As time passes new stations may become available. To find new stations proceed as follows:- 1-3 1. Press and hold the Jog wheel. The display will show "Find Services". 2. Click the Jog wheel and then push the Jog wheel up or down until the display shows "Scan". 3. Click the Jog wheel. The display will show "Scanning..." and your radio will perform a scan of the Band III DAB channels.
Secondary services - DAB 1. Certain radio stations have one or more secondary services associated with them. If a radio station has a secondary service associated with it the display will show ">>" next to the station name on the station list. The secondary service will then appear immediately after the primary service as you push the Jog wheel up or down. 1,2 2. Click the Jog wheel to select the station. 3.
Auto select function - DAB As an alternative to clicking the Jog wheel to select a station your radio can be set so as to automatically select a station. 1. Press and hold the Jog wheel the display will show "Find Services". Push the Jog wheel up or down until "Settings" is highlighted on the display. 1-4 2. Click the Jog wheel and then push the Jog wheel up or down until "Auto Select" shows on the display. Click the Jog wheel to confirm the selection. 3.
Manual Tuning - DAB Manual tuning allows you to tune directly to the various DAB Band III channels. UK DAB stations located in the range 11B to 12D. 1. Press and hold in the Jog wheel until the display shows "Find Services". Click the Jog wheel to enter the Services menu. 1-5 2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until the display shows "Manual tune". Click the Jog wheel to select this function. 3. Push the Jog wheel up or down to highlight the desired channel. 4. Click the Jog wheel.
Dynamic Range Control settings - DAB Dynamic Range Control (also known as DRC) can make quieter sounds easier to hear when your radio is used in a noisy environment. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and hold in the Jog wheel. The display will show “Find Services.” 3. Push the Jog wheel up or down until the display shows "Settings". Click the Jog wheel to enter the settings menu. 4. Push the Jog wheel up or down untill "DRC" is highlighted. 5.
Operating your radio - Search tuning - FM 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully and press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 2. Press and hold the Jog wheel the display will show "Find Services". Push the Jog wheel up or down until "FM mode" is highlighted. 3. Click the Jog wheel to enter FM mode. 4. Push up and hold for 2 seconds, your radio will scan in an upwards direction (low frequency to high frequency) and stop automatically when it finds a station of sufficient strength. 5.
Manual tuning - FM 1. Carefully extend the telescopic aerial fully for FM reception. Press the On/Off button to switch on your radio. 1 2. Select FM mode as previously described if required. 3. Push the Jog wheel up or down to tune to a station. With each push of the Jog wheel the frequency will change up or down by 50 kHz. 3 4. When the waveband end is reached the radio will recommence tuning from the opposite waveband end. 5. Set the Volume control to the desired settings. 6.
Display modes - FM In FM mode the bottom line of the display can be set to any of the following display options:- a 1. Click the Jog wheel to cycle through each of the options. a. Scrolling text b. Program type c. Audio mode Displays scrolling text messages such as artist/ track name, phone in number etc. Displays type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. b c Display shows stereo or Mono. d. Time Displays the current time. e. Date Displays the current date.
Presetting stations You may store your preferred DAB and FM radio stations to the preset station memories. There are 20 memory presets in your radio, 10 for DAB and 10 for FM. Presets are remembered by your radio in the event of a power failure. 1 The procedure for setting presets and using them to tune stations is the same for FM and DAB modes, and is described below. 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Select the desired waveband. 3.
Recalling a preset 1. Press the On/Off button to switch on the radio. 2. Select the required waveband as previously described. 1 3. Press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until "Favourites" is highlighted. Click the Jog wheel to select this function. 4. Push the Jog wheel up or down until the display shows "Preset Recall" then click. 2-6 5. Push the Jog wheel up or down to highlight the desired preset station. 6.
FM Stereo/Mono (Earphones only) If a station being received is weak some hiss may be audible (especially when listening using earphones). 1. To reduce the hiss press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until "Settings" is highlighted. Click the Jog wheel to select this function. 2. Push the Jog wheel up or down until the display shows "Audio setting" then click the Jog wheel. 3. Push the Jog wheel up or down until "Forced mono" is displayed.
Software version The software display cannot be altered and is just for your reference. 1. To view the software version press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until "Settings" is highlighted on the display. 1-3 2. Click the Jog wheel and then push up or down until "SW version" shows on the display. 3. Click the Jog wheel the software version will appear on the display.
Service information The Service information menu displays technical information about the current station. 1. To view the Service information press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until "Settings" is highlighted on the display. 1-3 2. Click the Jog wheel and then push up or down until "Service Info" shows on the display. Click the Jog wheel the service information will be displayed. 3.
Contrast The contrast of the display can be adjusted on your radio. 1. To adjust the contrast press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until "Settings" is highlighted on the display. 1-4 2. Click the Jog wheel and then push up or down until "Set Contrast" shows on the display. 3. Click the Jog wheel to enter adjustment mode. 4. Push the Jog wheel up or down to adjust the contrast level (between 1 and 10).
Sleep function Your radio can be set to turn off after a preset time has elapsed. The sleep setting can be adjusted between 15 and 90 minutes. Ensure your radio is switched on. 1. Press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until "Settings" is highlighted on the display. 2. Click the Jog wheel and then push up or down until "Sleep" is highlighted on the display. 3. Click the Jog wheel to enter adjustment mode. 4.
Display backlight The display backlight can either be left on whilst the radio is in use or can be set to automatically switch on for just approximately 12 seconds when any button is pressed. 1. To set the backlight to automatically switch off after 12 seconds press and hold the Jog wheel to enter the menu and then push up or down until "Settings" is highlighted on the display. 2. Click the Jog wheel to enter the Settings menu. 3.
System reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing or incomplete, it may be possible to restore normal operation by carrying out a System Reset operation on your radio. This will restore the radio's settings to their factory defaults. No presets will be stored, and the list of DAB radio stations will be empty.
Earphones The lead connecting the earphones to your radio acts as an aerial when plugged into the Earphone socket. The lead should be extended as much as possible to increase reception. Note: When using earphones it is normally not necessary to extend the telescopic aerial. 1. Plug the earphones into the Earphone socket on the top of your radio. 2. Check that the Volume level is not too loud before placing the ear-pieces into your ears.
General Do not allow this radio to be exposed to water, steam or sand. Do not leave your radio where excessive heat could cause damage such as in a parked car where the heat from the sun can build up even though the outside temperature may not seem too high. It is recommended that the DAB band be used wherever possible as better results in terms of quality and freedom from interference will usually be obtained than on the FM band.
Specifications Guarantee Power Requirement Mains (via adaptor) AC 100 240V 50/60Hz DC 5V 500 mA Lithium rechargeable battery 3.7V Battery life full charge Up to 15 hours using the loudspeaker for 4 hours a day at normal volume. Up to 18 hours using earphones for 4 hours a day at normal volume. The guarantee does not cover: 1. Damage resulting from incorrect use. 2. Consequential damage. 3. Receivers with removed or defaced serial numbers. N.B.
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